AACTFest 2023: Awards | AACT

AACTFest 2023: Awards

The Best of the Best
AACTFest & YouthFest Awards

>> Awards for our 12 national companies are listed first. For others, use links below:  
>>YouthFest
>> Design Competition 
>> Monologue Competition
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AACTFest 2023 National Festival Awards

The productions and individuals honored below were chosen by our AACTFest 2023 Adjudicators

Award
Outstanding Achievement in a Featured Role
Joseph Coracle - Pride@Prejudice, Rockville Little Theatre
Tony Davison - A Storm Came Up, Wetumpka Depot Players
Outstanding Achievement in a Supporting Role
Jeff Tish - The Outgoing Tide, Cheyenne Little Theatre Players
Jovon Serrano - Three Viewings, Kettle Moraine Players
Outstanding Achievement in Leading Role
Kris Lee - Underneath the Lintel, Starkville Community Theatre
Amy Newberg - Winter Flowers, The Lexington Players of New England
Outstanding Achievement in Ensemble Performance
Pass Over - Stage Left Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Malcolm Pelles - Pass Over, Stage Left Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Set Design
Jeff Tish - The Outgoing Tide, Cheyenne Little Theatre Players
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Thomas LaFoe - Underneath the Lintel, Starkville Community Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Jeanette Waterman - Launch Day, Theatre Tuscaloosa
Outstanding Achievement in Hair and Make-Up
The Wall, Theatre Atchison
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Charles Prosser - Launch Day, Theatre Tuscaloosa
Outstanding Prop Design
Silent Sky, Kokomo Civic Theatre
Edwin Eillis - Underneath the Lintel, Starkville Community Theatre
Four Nominated Outstanding Productions
The Outgoing Tide, Cheyenne Little Theatre
The Wall, Theatre Atchison
Underneath the Lintel, Starkville Community Theatre
Pass Over, Stage Left Theatre
Overall Outstanding Production
Pass Over, Stage Left Theatre

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AACT YouthFest 2023 Awards

The productions and individuals honored below were chosen by our AACT YouthFest 2023 Adjudicators

Outstanding Achievement in Acting

Silent Sky
Verona Area Community Theater
  Coen Faber (Peter)
  Sydney Ray (Henrietta)

Mockingbird
Blue Springs City Theatre Youth Company
  Risa Norbury (Caitlin)
  Jessi Ball (Dad)

Once On This Island, JR.
Star Center Theatre
  Aaiden Cotton (Papa Ge)
  Patrick Ford (Daniel)

A Game
Theatre33
  Ensemble
  Desmond Johnson (Edson)

Death Takes the Train
  Emmeline Forsberg (Mel)
  Jacques Masi (Death)

Production Awards

Outstanding Overall Design: Silent Sky, Verona Area Community Theater

Outstanding Achievement in Sound: A Game, Theatre33

Outstanding Technical Achievement: Mockingbird, Blue Springs City Theatre Youth Company

Standout Performance from an Ensemble Member: Alison Salley (Michael), Mockingbird, Blue Springs City Theatre Youth Company

Standout Performance from an Ensemble Member: Annique Williams (Little Ti Moune), Once on This Island, JR, Star Center Theatre

Outstanding Vocal Performance: Aleah Henderson  (Ti Moune), Once on This Island, JR., Star Center Theatre

Standout Stage Picture: Final Lighting Special, Death Takes the Train, Terrace Playhouse Theatre Troupe

 

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Design Competition

The individuals honored below were chosen by our 2023 Design Competition Adjudicators

Scenic Design
   

Outstanding Scenic Design: Judd Vermillion, Murder on the Orient Express, Playhouse 2000, Kerrville, Texas

Honorable Mention: Wayne Martin, Waiting for Godot, Barn Lot Theater, Edmonton, Kentucky

Honorable Mention: Digger Feeny/Jenny Abeyta, Curiouser and Curiouser Too, TheaterWorks, Peoria, Arizona

Properties Design Outstanding Properties Design: Christy Carr, She Kills Monsters, Civic Theater Lafayette, Lafayette, Indiana
Lighting Design

Outstanding Lighting Design: Mandy Heath, The Secret Garden, Theatre Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Honorable Mention: Alana Shepherd, Sweeney Todd, Stage Left Theatre, Spokane, Washington

Costume Design Outstanding Costume Design: Richard Stephens, The Wickhams - Christmas at Pemberley, Port Angeles Community Playhouse, Port Angeles, Washington
Special Design

Outstanding Special Design: DeAndrea Vaughn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, TheaterWorks, Peoria, Arizona

Honorable Mention: Kirk Longhofer, Radium Girls, Wichita Community Theatre, Wichita, Kansas

Outstanding Overall Design Mandy Heath, Urinetown, Theatre Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee


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Monologue Competition

The individuals honored below were chosen by our 2023 Monologue Adjudicators

Youth Division: Coen Faber, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Adult Division: Dahveed Bullis, Spokane Valley, Washington


 

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